
790 
FNUS54 KMRX 240927
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
427 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

.DISCUSSION...
LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY DRIZZLE...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE IN 
SOME LOCATIONS...ARE EXPECTED EARLY TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW 
WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
CONTINUE BELOW NORMAL. SNOW SHOWERS WILL STREAM ACROSS NORTHEAST 
TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...INTO THE WEEKEND. SIGNIFICANT 
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA....ACROSS THE 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST TENNESSEE INTO THE SMOKYS.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-251030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
427 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-3)   17-22 (-10)  25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-16)  84-89 (-1)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 14 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G15    NW  9 G16    NW 16 G28    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           70           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.10         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      NW 26        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               78 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
15 TO 23. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO
24. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-251030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
427 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-5)   16-21 (-10)  24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-14)  90-95 (+5)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 16 G31    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8        NW 10 G19    NW 20 G35    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           70           100          
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.10         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      NW 30        
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               68 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 14 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO
23. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-251030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
427 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-1)   15-20 (-11)  25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-23)  87-92 (+1)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 14 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G18    NW 11 G19    NW 15 G28    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           80           
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.08         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      NW 23        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               56 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
11 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 26. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-251030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
427 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+3)   18-23 (-10)  33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-26)  83-88 (-3)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 14 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW 11 G21    NW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           10           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.02         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     NW 22        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               85 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-251030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
427 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-3)   17-22 (-11)  33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-19)  87-92 (+3)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 15 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G20    NW 12 G20    NW 13 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           10           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     NW 26        
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               92 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-251030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
427 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-2)   19-24 (-10)  28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-18)  85-90 (+1)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 14 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    NW 10 G17    NW 15 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.06         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     NW 24        
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   85 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 23. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO
26. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-251030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
427 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (0)    19-24 (-10)  32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-22)  81-86 (-4)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 12 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    NW 10 G18    NW 12 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.03         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 10                     NW 22        
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   90 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 23. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 27. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-251030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
427 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010 /327 AM CST WED FEB 24 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+4)   20-25 (-10)  36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-25)  74-79 (-11)  29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     NW 13 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G20    NW 10 G20    NW 11 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     NW 23        
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   108 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 50. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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